Moy Yat

Moy Yat (梅逸) (June 28, 1938 - January 23, 2001) was a Chinese martial artist, painter, seal maker, teacher and author. He was a student of the legendary Ving TsunKung-Fu teacher Yip Man[1][2][3] (also romanized as Ip Man) from 1957 until Yip Man’s death in 1972.[4] Moy Yat is survived by his wife, Helen and his children Vieven, William and Viva.[5]

After Moy Yat's death in 2001, William Cheung, Grandmaster of his own “Traditional Wing Chun” organization said: “The death of Moy Yat is a great loss not only to the martial art of Ving Tsun, but also to the world. He was a very learned man, a good painter, poet, artist and a gentleman. This is a great loss to Chinese culture.” [18] In recognition of the 2008 Olympic Games, and the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008, both held in the Peoples Republic of China, the Chinese Government issued a series of commemorative postage stamps and a collectors album, Chinese Wushu Treasure Stamps Album, in a Limited edition of 7200 copies. The album features the greatest Wu Shu (martial art) practitioners of all time, including Moy Yat.[19]

Out of the thousands of students he taught throughout his career, Moy Yat named his five senior students in his last published work, Luk Dim Poon Kwan : “Jeffrey Chan, Sunny Tang, Henry Moy, Lee Moy Shan, and Micky Chan.” [20]